David A. Bowles, Sheriff of Starr County

book coverDavid Bowles is the fifth generation of his family to be born in Austin, Texas. Both parents are from pioneer settlers. His great grandmother Elnora Van Cleve was the first child born in Austin on April 14, 1841. His stories are based on many years of historical and genealogical research. He and Becka his yellow lab travel extensively telling the stories of the Westward Sagas. A prolific writer Bowles has written hundreds of stories about history and the true-life characters he has met. The fifth book in the Westward Sagas will be released in the Spring of 2023. 

 

 

 

 

Event date: 
Tuesday, February 7, 2023 - 5:30pm to 7:30pm
Event address: 
306 Pearl Parkway
Suite 106
San Antonio, TX 78215
Sheriff of Starr County By David A. Bowles Cover Image
$19.95
ISBN: 9780977748495
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Published: Plum Creek Press - February 1st, 2023

When Texas becomes a newly-minted state, good men and women work hard toward progress and peace. Texas Ranger Will Smith travels to the borderlands of the Nueces Strip to become the first Sheriff of Starr County.


Comanche Trace: Book 4 in the Westward Sagas By David Bowles Cover Image
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ISBN: 9780999762240
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Published: Plum Creek Press - June 17th, 2019

A historical novel based on real life characters and events during the early days of the Republic of Texas.

Texas in 1841 was a sovereign state, bordered by Mexico and hostile Indian Territory. Texas Ranger William "Will" Smith gives up ranging after the Battle of Plum Creek and settles in Austin near his family.


Children of the Revolution: Book 3 of the Westward Sagas By David Bowles Cover Image
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ISBN: 9780977748471
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Published: Plum Creek Press - September 24th, 2012

Children of the Revolution is the story of the progeny of patriot Adam Mitchell, who fought during the American Revolution at the Battle of Guilford Courthouse on March 15, 1781.


Adam's Daughters: Book 2 in the Westward Sagas By David Bowles Cover Image
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ISBN: 9780977748433
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Published: Plum Creek Press - April 20th, 2012

Peggy Mitchell, a survivor of the Battle of Guilford Courthouse, grows up in Jonesborough, Tennessee during the tumultuous first twenty years of the nation's existence. Though haunted by memories of war, she matures into strong, independent young woman who is courted by Andrew Jackson and who has a freed slave as her best friend.


Spring House: Book 1 in the Westward Sagas By David Bowles Cover Image
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ISBN: 9780977748402
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Published: Plum Creek Press - April 2nd, 2012

The Westward Sagas tell the stories of the lives of Scots-Irish families struggling to find happiness on the new frontier. Spring House, the first book of the series, begins in North Carolina in 1762 and paints a vivid picture of colonial life in the backwoods of the North State.


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